In the Spirit of Sankofa,
White women are dying faster, and there are many reasons why
... Among African Americans, Hispanics and even the oldest white Americans, death rates have continued to fall. But for white women in what should be the prime of their lives, death rates have spiked upward. In one of the hardest-hit groups - rural white women in their late 40s - the death rate has risen by 30 percent ...
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article71045097.html
Beverly Layman, 58, died in March from complications due to liver failure. Layman’s liver failed as the result of long-term use of alcohol, painkillers, anti-anxiety medications and illicit drugs. She died two weeks before her 59th birthday. Bonnie Jo MountThe Washington Post
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White women are dying faster, and there are many reasons why
... Among African Americans, Hispanics and even the oldest white Americans, death rates have continued to fall. But for white women in what should be the prime of their lives, death rates have spiked upward. In one of the hardest-hit groups - rural white women in their late 40s - the death rate has risen by 30 percent ...
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article71045097.html
Beverly Layman, 58, died in March from complications due to liver failure. Layman’s liver failed as the result of long-term use of alcohol, painkillers, anti-anxiety medications and illicit drugs. She died two weeks before her 59th birthday. Bonnie Jo MountThe Washington Post
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